Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-03
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
what Is Being Done by the Ma
tional Legislature.

United States TO protect and defend the rights
Of American fishing vessels. American fisher
men, American trading and other vessels in
certain cases, passed tho Senate January "a
voting in tho negative. The bill concerning
postotices OF the third class, providing
postofices OF the fourth class, where the
gross receipts amount to 1900 year.
or where the box receipts and commits
sions constituting the postmasters compensa-
tion amount TO s., 900, passed the Senate Sem
atOr Allison introduced the primary bank
reserve bill in the Senate. resolution was
introduced in the House by Congressman Law
Ter directing the Committee ON Naval Affairs TO
inquire into the expediency OF bill approprf-
atlng 800 o'o0ooo0 70 be expended under the direc-
tion Of the Secretary OF the Navy, for tho
construction. equipment. and armament OF
such new vessels Of war as may be
deemed necessary. Mr.. Springer, Of I'LL.
nois, introduced constitutional amendment
changing the time for the assembling of Con-
gress to the first Wednesday In January of each
year. Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, introduced bill
to increase the naval establishments; II author
s-n sSsef OF
type of Cruiser No. l." at a cost exclusive OF
armament, OF not more than 81 80, 900 each:
five steel gunboats, Of the type OF "gunboat No.
1, aJ a cost, exclusive OF armament, Of not moro
than $500, ,OJO each; and six steel torpedo boats,
having maximum speed Of not less than twen-
ty-four knots per hour, to cost, exclusive of arm
ament, 100000 each
The proposed woman suffrage amendment to
the Constitution was defeated in the Senate
Jan. 25. Those Senators voting in the afiirma-
tive were; Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Cheney.
Conger, Cullom, Dolph, Farwell, Hoar, Mander-
son, Mitchell Pa.), Mitchell !oregonl Palmer.
Platt, Sherman, Teller, Wilson Qowal-l6.
Pairs-Messrs. Chace and Ransom Dawes and
Maxey, German and Frye. Stanford and Cam
den, Miller and Kenna, Butler and Cameron.
and Jones ARK. and Harrison. Mr.. Plumb was
absent when the vote was taken, but afterward
said he would have voted aye, The Senate APP
propriated for public buildings S650,OOO at Min
neapolis S2O0,OC0 at Chattanooga, 100000 at
Charleston, $50, 900 at Los Angeles, and $50 900
at Santa Fe. The conference report ON the army
appropriation bill was agreed TO- An amend
ment to the bill to create Department
Of Agriculture was introduced by 6ena-
tor Morgan, which provides for the
authority. Senator Beck introduced q bill
to amend the oleomargarine law. The Presi
dent sent to the Senate the following nomina-
tions William Reed Lewis, OF Pennsylvania. to
be Consul at Tangier Thomas B. Connery, of
New York, to be Secretary OF the Legation to
Mexico; Aaron A. Vedder, to be Postmaster at
Whitehall ILL.,, and John Banta to be Postmas-
ter at Muncie Ind. The House decided the con-
Pierce by adopting the minority report, which
confirms the right OF Pierce to the seat in the
House.
ing the Committee on Privileges and Elections
to investigate the allegations made by three
residents of Washington County. Texas as to
their being driven from their homes, compelled
20 abandon their property, and deprived OF the
Senate Jan. 20, and gave rise to a warm debate.
Mr.. Coke protested that the proposed in
vestigation was into a subject outside tho ju-
risdction OF Congress-. The State OF Texas
had State autonomy Her constitution and laws
were in full force and operation. She could
dress all grievances, personal or otherwise. oc-
curing within her riders. The subject was
one peculiarly within the jurisdiction of the
State, and the resolution was an intermed1ling
with something belonging VIII )lly to the stats,
and outside OF the jurisdiction Of the General
Government He gave a history OF the case. to
the effect that respectable white Democrat had
been shot By II colored man at the polls near
Brenham, Texas that three colored men had
beep And plRGed ip jaAl, rpbag29d NTH
Jail and hanged them. and that the three p yti-
tioners, Hackworth, Moore and Schultze, who
had been prominent in influencing and delud-
ing the negro population there, had supposed
their lives to be In danger and had fiod tho
country. He had received a telegram from ID.
c. Giddings, of BRENNAN, formerly n Represen-
tative in Congress from Texas saying tnat the
three petitioners we're of the worst type
Of scalawags that they had been main
ly instrumental in stirring up strife
between tho races, and wore charged with in
vestigating the murder referred to; that they
were not driven from their homes were
their lives threatened. but that their own
guilty consciences had caused them to leave
the country for che country's good. Mr.. Hoar
said the three petitioners represented them
selves to be men OF property and
wealth that they had boon earning their liv-
ing in peaceful lawful, and honorable ways:
and that they had been driven out from
their homes on American soil. Mr.. Hoar,
referring to the speeches the fisheries bill,
asked whether the right Of an American citizen
was less sacred in the eye OF the American Con-
gress when it happened to be violated on Amer
lean soil. Mr.. Eustis Ia member of the COM
mittee) opposed the resolution as waving OF
the bloody shirt a little in advance OF
the usual season." Mr.. Evarts Ia men,
Der OF the committed sustained the
resolution and argued that now, whom
there was an opportunity 10 prove,
under the authority Of the Senate.
that this was mere waving OF the bloody
hfrtH ahn do TIA nIs.kf
adopted--31 to 2j. BY vote OF IL to 81 the Sem
ate rejected the nomination OF J. G. Matthews.
a colosed Democrat from Albany, as recorder
Senate fisheries bill was Ibid before the House,
aud on motion OF Mr. Belmont it was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ami leave
granted the committee to report at any time.
THE agricultural experiment station bill pass
ed the Senate, Jan. 27. II directs the estab-
lishment in connection with the agricultural
coll ges OF a department to be known and
designated as an Agricultural Experiment
Station. Where there are two snch colisges
In one State the amount appropriated to
each State and Territory for this pur-
pose Gsi5'1OO year. is to be equally
divided between them unless the State
Legislature shall otherwise direct. The OBJ
iect and duty of such experiment stations Is;
To conduct original researches or to verify ex-
periments on tho physiology of plants and ami
mails the diseases to which they severally
subject and the RENE lies therefor; and chemi-
cal composition OF useful plants the compare
tive advantages Of rot Itive cropping; the capac-
ity OF new plants or trees for ac;limation the
analysis Of soils and water; the chemical COM
position vi manures; the adaptation and value
OF grasses and forage plants; the composition
and digestibility OF the different kinds OF
food for domestic animals the scientific aud
economic questions involved In the production
OF butter and cheese, and such other researches
or experiments bearing directly on the agri-
cultural industry OF the United States as may
be deemed advisable. The Senate also passed
the House bill for tho relief OF dependent
pareuts and of honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors now disabled resolution
adopted dire sting an investigation by the Engi-
neer Bureau OF the alleged obstructions to oonl-
merce i'm the Columbia River by salmon traps
and wheels. Senator OIngalls introduced
bill TO amend the Revised Stat
utes TO provide that person
rectiher wholesale or retail liquor dealer, whole
sale retail dealer I'm malt liquors, distiler,
nor shall the Collector of Internal Revenue re-
ceive FROM any such person amy money In pay
until tho dealor has first made n sworn state
msnt that he has fully complied with all tho
laws concerning his business OF the district i'm
which the business 10 10 be conducted. A reso-
tion. previously offered by Mr.. Hoar In executive
session, declaring that after the Senate has
rofnsed its advice and consent TO the appoint
ment OF any person to offico, IL is contrary to
the spirit and intent OF the Constitution to des-
ignate the same person to the sam9 Office imme-
diately thereafter, was taken up by tho senate
and referred to the Committee ON Pdvil sgea
and Elections. The House passed the river and
harbor bill--yeas, 154 nays, W-in tho exact
form in which IL was reported from the Conn.,
nittee on Rivers aud Harbors. Tho House
Judiciary Committee reported adversely a joint
resolution providing for the election OF United
Statos Senator'S by tho people OF ths Statss, and
IL was place upln the calendar.
THE orihamb of Love sweeps grandly
rornd each separate and distinct Right,
by its holy radiance lighting up the
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